Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions
- Aggressively originates soybeans by developing a rapport with local farming community through direct communication.
- Maintains daily communication, organizes logistical services, and assists with accounting issues with suppliers and customers.
- Manages inbound truck logistics for soybean origination and outbound truck logistics for soymeal and soy hull pellets
- Negotiates forward sales contracts to buyers of soy hull pellets and soymeal and devises and executes origination strategies in soybeans.
Additional Responsibilities
- Gathers news, statistics and information related to individual commodity supply and demand from customers and trade sources, and distributes that information to the remainder of the group to support overall strategic trading/positioning (i.e., contributes to research function)
- Helps manage receivables and facilitates innovative methods to keep accounts receivable and average number of days to pay at a minimum
- Identifies, qualifies and captures new business; develops and contributes to customer/supplier list.
- Works closely with soybean receiving office, learns Compuweigh and probing / grading operations. Communicates with truckers/suppliers regarding quality.
- Participates in regular crop tours to assess conditions and potential yields to anticipate markets.
- Weekend work.
- Customer visits.
- Other duties as assigned.
Equipment Used
- Typical office equipment: PC, telephone, fax machine.
Working Conditions
- Primarily climate-controlled office environment. Periodic visits to industrial operations areas are necessary with exposure during such visits to variety of temperatures and prevailing weather conditions. Interacts closely with personnel in other departments and company locations, interacts closely with middle and senior level management, domestic travel to visit customers required (up to 30% at times). Call-ins or the extension of regular working hours (50-60 hours per week) are occasionally needed to complete time-sensitive projects or respond to emergencies.
Employee Supervision
- No direct supervision responsibilities
Decision Making/Accountability
- Processes a variety of information and data to help devise and execute trading strategies. Negotiates with trade counterparts to maximize corporate returns. Advises and recommends trading strategies, assesses risk pertaining to buying and selling and negotiates contract terms with clients.
Qualifications
The following is the basic qualification:
The following is preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Finance, Business Administration or other business discipline.
Experience
The following are the basic qualifications:
- Previous office type work.
The following is preferred:
- Previous experience in soybean, soymeal, biofuels and/or energy products.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)
The following are the basic qualifications:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong quantitative skills, including basic knowledge of statistics, algebra (e.g., supply and demand relationships, analysis of price relationships)
- Ability to organize multiple responsibilities, prioritize workload and perform multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Proficiency with spreadsheet and word processing software, (e.g., Excel and MS Word).
- Must have valid driver’s license
Equal employment opportunity (EEO)
Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $36,039.37 - $43,402.25 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Claypool, IN 46510: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Procurement: 1 year (Preferred)
- Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Claypool, IN 46510